Apple TV+ will be a sweetener
APPLE has revealed the launch date and price of its anticipated streaming service, Apple TV+.
Apple TV+ will go live in more than 100 countries on November 1 and it will be priced at $7.99 a month for Australians. But if you want to check out what the fuss is all about first, there’s a seven-day free trial.
Anyone who buys a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV console, iPod touch or Mac will get a free one-year subscription as a sweetener. Family Sharing will enable six people to share the same account.
The service is launching with nine original programs on its first date, including the Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston media drama, Morning Wars and a futuristic dystopian show called See, starring Jason Momoa and Alfre Woodard.
Original programs will be available to download for offline viewing.
Apple launched its Apple TV app in anticipation of its paid streaming product and signed a deal with Samsung to make its app available outside the Apple ecosystem.
The app will be accessible at launch on iPhones, iPads, Apple TV consoles and iPod Touch and will be installed on Macs with the Catalina OS update. It will roll out in the future on Amazon Fire TV, and select LG and Sony TV models. It’s also available on desktop.
The streaming service launches at a time of intense competition in the sector with Disney+ to go live 19 days later, and imminent offerings from US media giants Universal/ Comcast and Warner Bros.